Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-07
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A BODY of police was attacked Dy moo
on ST. Stephens Green, Ireland, on the
2Sth. Stones and other missiles were
thrown at the officers, who, however,
soon disperse ed their assailants.
THE issue of standard silver dollars
from the minis during the week ended
June % was 500, 300; same period last
year, $3.50, COL. The shipments of fractional
silver coin since June l amounts to $685.
1877.
THE body of George D. Morse, a we'll
known cattle dealer and soap manufact-
urer, was found in the bay at Toronto,
Ont, on the 2Sth. 1t is supposed that he
accidentally fell into the water.
LAFLIN & RAND's powder mill, at
Wayne, N. j., exploded ON the 2Sth. In
the drying mill were Charles Tier, aged
forty-five years, and John Caves, who
were instantly killed. August Krouse
was near the mill and has not been seen
since. He is undoubtedly killed. Several
others were injured
THE Comptroller of the Currency author
ICES the following banks to commence
business: Merchants National, Clinton,
Ia, capital, $4,000 Citizens National,
Kingman, Kas., $4,000; Lockwood Ma
tional, San Antonio, Tex, $500, 900.
Mr. WIN. NJ. MURPHY, Nationalist, mem
Der of Parliament, has commenced pro-
ceedings against the Captain of II. NJ. s.
Shannon for selling his yacht in Bantry
bay because she carried green flag.
TIE grand jury at Pitts burgh, Pa, on
the 2Sth, took up the Panhandle railroad
robbery cases left over from last term,
and returned true bills for larceny and
receiving stolen goods against eighteen
employees of the road.
JOHN LAIDLow and DR.. Robert N. Mills,
of Elmira, n. Y, were arraigned at
r,-vIo bn f,afa Wi.
sioner Hall on charge of defrauding the
Pension Office out of $4,000. Their tool
was blind man at E.mira They were
committed.
AMONG the successful candidates in the
May examinations who have been ap-
pointed naval cadets from the date of
their examination are the following from
Illinois: Charles Ruff Emerich, Tenth
district; Edward Trickle, Seventh dis
trict; Adelbert Althouse, Sixth district.
and Lucien Greenhouse, Eighteenth dis
trict.
A DRUNKEN man named Allen, attacked
Marshal Dougherty, of Auburn, Neh, on
the 2Sth with knife, the blade penetrat-
ing the top of the head several inches and
breaking, from the effects of which it is
impossible for him to recover. Allen was
run down, and is reported to be i'll a crit
zeal condition from rough usage by infuri-
ated citizens.
Mr.. PHELPS, the United States Minister
at London, dined with the Queen on the
18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps. Secretary and
Mrs. White, Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine and their
daughters, Colonel and Mrs. John Hay
and other Americans were invited to the
Queens garden party at Buckingham
palace On the 30th.
HARVARD and Yale Colleges held their
commandments on the 29th.
ANOTHER squad of ''cons pirators" have
been sentenced to death in Russia
THE residence of Paul Hines, the base
ball player, and his parents, in Wash
ington, was entered by thieves on the
morning of the Goth and robbed Of a lot of
jewelry, valued at nearly $1,000
WALL street has it that Jay Gould has
secured control of Manhattan Elevated
railroad and the Baltimore & Ohio Tele-
graph.
The French Government realizes that
they have not seen nor heard the last of
the Beulanger movement among the
masses.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt in Guaya-
quill on the goth. 1t is feared great dam
age resulted to interior South American
cities.
THE Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS opened their annual convention at
Ottawa, Ont, on the Goth, under the
auspices of the Canadian division.
Nearly four hu ndred visitors were in at
tendance.
The London Times has driftcd into a
controversy with Cardi nal Manning over
the position OF himself and Arch bis hop
Walsh on Irish affairs.
TIE Standard Paper Company Of Mil
waukee, Wis, made an assignment on the
the Goth to j. E Friend, who gave a bond
for sl3j, 900. This is supposed to represent
the assets. The liabilities are nearly 500, )
O1O.
THE families of fifteen strikers at the
Pennsylvania Salt Works at Natrona, Pa,
were evicted by the sheriff and his depu-
ties on the 10Th. The sheriff was ieered
by the strikers, but no resistance was of
fered.
DAVID ARMSTRONG, of Jackson, O., had
been appointed receiver Of the Fidelity
National Bank of Cincinnati.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL BERNHART, of
New York, on the Goth arrested Albion
de Schamphelure, noted French forger
who, in April, May and June, 1886, sue
ceeded in robbing the firm of Levillian &
Co., of Belgium, of 50, 1000 francs.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRIsoN Ross, ex-
Governor of Delaware, died on the Goth in
Philadelphia. He had been ailing for two
years from chronic Inflammation of the
stomach, complicated with disease of the
kidneys and liver.
The little town of Rulo, Neb, has sem
sation in the disappearance on the night
of the Goth of little Miss Maud Murphy,
daughter of one of the beSt-known citizens
of Rule, and remarkably intelligent and
attractive girl She was sleep walker,
and it is supposed bv some that she fell
into the river while in a somnambulistic
state.
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at West
Stewartstown Y. H, on the goth, which
destroyed a large building owned by E.
D. Parker, containing large furniture
establishment, wooden mill, machine
shop and carpenter shop. Loss, $4,000;
insurance light.
The conservation of Ri. Rev. Lawrence
Scanlon as Bishop of Utah, took place at
San Francisco on the Goth, in St Nary's
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Archbishop
Riordan acting as consecrator, In the
presence of a congregation which filed
the cathedral
UNDER authority conferred by the las,
Congress the Navy Department has in
vited proposals for furnishing three steel
cast rou Oh bored-and-turned siX-inch high
power rifle cannons of domestic manu-
facture-one of Bessemer, one of open
hearth and one of crucible steel. Bids
will be received at the department until
August , next, when the propos ais will
| be opened
THE young man who committed suicide
| by jumping off n ferry-boat between
| Jersey City and New York on the night
| of the 2Sth, was Walter Terrill, of a very
| respectable family of Baltimore. The
| family are almost Frustrated by the news,
and his mother, whorn he wrongly &C
| cused OF having caused the deed, is neart-
| broken.